Practice
I 1) The unique blend of herbs and spices (blings/ bring) out the flavor of
thefood.
2) Underthe file cabinets (lies/ lie) the missing document.
3) The mayor of Minneapolis, along with those of other major cities, (has
/ have) asked the President

TECHNICAL
WRITING
Technical
writing
transfers
information about a situation,
product, service, or concept, by
written, oral, or visual means, to
audiences of varying levels of
technical knowledge, so that each
member of the audience clearly
understands th

TEN TIPS FOR
EFFECTIVE BUSINESS
WRITING
1. Know your audience
Its an old saying in the advertising
business: a message aimed at everyone
often appeals to no one.
To communicate effectively, you have
to know your readers. Are they familiar
with your subjec

Business Letters
Major Parts of a Letter
10 Parts
Must be in order
Must know what each part does
Major Parts of a Letter
1. Letterhead if the letter is from a business.
Letterhead Examples
Major Parts of a Letter
2. Return Address-the address of the per

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The unique blend of herbs and spices ( brings/ bring) out the flavor
of the food.
Under the file cabinets ( lies/ lie) the missing document.
The mayor of Minneapolis, along with those of other major cities,
(has

SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
EVERY VERB MUST AGREE
WITH ITS SUBJECT
Plural
Subject
Singular
Subject
Singular
Verb
Plural
Verb
The Stupidity of English
Grammar
To make a noun plural, we add s
Singular: girl
Plural: girls
To make a verb plural, we take
away the s

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Numbers and Numerals
1.
Number versus numeral.
First things first, what is the difference
between a number and a numeral? A
number is an abstract concept while a
numeral is a symbol used to express that
number.
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